Episode 4, Season 3 | Expanding into Climate Action: How Every Organization has a Role to Play
In the fourth episode of our podcast series on climate and data, Vanessa Goas and special guest Roshan Paul, Former Director of Leadership Practice & Climate Talent Initiative at IREX, discuss the Climate Talent Initiative, which is IREX’s first in-house climate program.
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Special thanks to Mark Hatcher for our theme music. You can find Mark on social media at @markdhatcher.
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